Valentine's Day Film Festival, Coimbatore

Valentine's Day Film Festival, Coimbatore

15 February; 10 am to 1 pm 

Clusters Media College, Hopes Pelamedu, Coimbatore 

Organised by Tamilnadu Kalai Ilaykkiya Perumandram - Kovai, Periyar Ambedkar Marx Sinthanai Kalam & Marupakkam 

Curated by Amudhan RP

Schedule (yet to get the consent from some of the filmmakers)

Amma's Pride

Dir : Shiva Krish; 21 min; Doc; India

Amma's Pride chronicles Valli's trials and tribulations as she watches her trans daughter Srija fall in love, marry, and fight for state and societal recognition of her marriage in a traditional small town in Tamil Nadu. When societal pressures push Srija’s marriage to the edge, Valli clings to the hope of a miracle.

Flower From The Sky

Dir: Jayshankar Ramu; 15:00 min; Short Fiction; India

Confined to a wheelchair, Girija forms a quiet, profound bond with fellow resident Nitin at a Pune old age home. Their growing closeness unsettles both their families and the authorities. Flower From the Sky is a tender Marathi short film about love that defies judgement, age, and the ordinary.

The Story of Yuvraj and Shajahan

Dir : Santhosh Ram; 25 min; SF; India 
Yuvraj, a young village boy feels drawn to bangle seller, Shahjahan, They Meet in a secluded place. They share their stories with each other. Yuvraj and Shahjahan lead a duel life in a society that detests homosexuality. They depart on the note of meeting again.

We'll Carry On Alright

Dir: Megan Rossman; 11:52 min; Documentary

This film focuses on the friendship between Mabel Hampton, an African American, lesbian, and activist, and Joan Nestle, a white, lesbian and Jewish professor who is 40 years her junior. Ms. Hampton cared for Joan as a child, and roles reversed when Joan cared for Ms. Hampton at the end of her life.

Compassion

Dir: Rohan Sajjansinh Rathod, Sahaj Surendra Sevak; 17:52 min; Short Fiction; India

A lonely old watchman, haunted by abandonment, finds unexpected purpose in rescuing a neglected and aggressive puppy from breed-specific regulations, leading them both on a journey to confront their shared past and discover the meaning of belonging.

A Shared Table

Dir: Vince Li; 17:23 min; Short Fiction; United States

A western mom who expects her son to return home realizes that he is not what she’d hoped for and comes to accept her son's Chinese acupuncturist girlfriend during a Thanksgiving visit in NYC.

The First Film

Dir: Piyush Thakur; 19:59 min; Short Fiction; India

In a small town of 1960's India, where cinema is forbidden for women, a 14-year-old embarks on a quest to watch her first film.

India’s Forbidden Love
Dir: Sadhana Subramaniam; 25 min; Tamil with Eng subtitles; 2018; Documentary

In March 2016, Kausalya and her husband Shankar were brutally attacked on a crowded street in southern India. Shankar, who came from a Dalit caste, died of his injuries.

Kausalya survived and accused her parents of orchestrating an honour killing. In the film, she fights for justice through the courts, testifying against her parents in a trial where they face the death penalty.

We welcome you! Entry free!

For more details : 9843323153 / 6380043633 / 9442178974 / 9003392939

Farmers Film Festival, Coimbatore

Farmers Film Festival, Coimbatore

25 January 2026; 10 am to 2 pm 

Cluster Media College

Organised by Tamilnadu Kalai Ilaykkiya Perumandram - Kovai

Periyar Ambedkar Marx Sinthanai Kalam & Marupakkam 

Curated by Amudhan RP

Schedule 

10 am to 2 pm 

Jar of Time

Dir: Nevena Semova; 27:25 min; Documentary; Bulgaria

One of the last nomadic Pomaks in Bulgaria search for the finest grazing fields for their cows and sell milk to support themselves. Even though dairy production regulations have made their livelihood illegal, the couple is dedicated to preserving their freedom.

Seed Stories

Dir: Chitrangada Choudhury; 42:00 min; Documentary; India

In a village in the Niyamgiri mountains of the Eastern Ghats in Odisha, eastern India, a heroic effort is underway: barefoot ecologist Dr. Debal Deb and his 3 member-team are conserving over one thousand endangered heirloom varieties of rice, the world’s largest project of its kind. Odisha’s Eastern Ghats region is one of the world’s surviving biodiversity hotspots, with farmers and shifting cultivators, particularly from Adivasi (Indigenous) communities like the Kondhs possessing the knowledge of growing multiple crops with their own heirloom seeds, evolved over centuries. At the same time, the village and the wider region is irreversibly changing with the coming of genetically modified Bt and herbicide-tolerant cotton seeds and associated agrochemicals. 

Bitter Honey

Dir: Julia Andreevna Makarova; 26:32 min; Documentary; Russian Federation

After their father passes away, the Skuratov sisters try to preserve the family business - the bee apiary. But it is not so easy to let go of the experience of loss after the recent passing of a loved one.

P for Pyaaz (Onion), P for Paisa (Money), P for Paani (Water)

Dir: Laxminarayan Devda; 56:14; India; Documentary

In the fragile hydrogeological region of Narmada valley, a sizable number of affluent farmers descend from the rich Malwa plateau to take land on lease from marginal farmers at an attractive price. They grow onion, a highly lucrative commercial crop, a trend that is soon followed by the local farmers as well. But Onion is a water-intensive crop - while the cash income is the target, what is the impact of the

The Last Seed

Dir: Andrea Gema; 01:17:30; South Africa; Documentary

The Last Seed focuses on broad themes relating to the state of food and agriculture in Africa in the 21st century. Placing the struggle over the control of seed at the centre, it explains the processes that have led to this moment in human history and what it would take to interact with the planet in a way that does not threaten the very basis of life on earth.

We welcome you!

For more details : 9843323153/ 6380043633 / 9442178974 / 9003392939